Metallurgy news

• Ukrzaliznytsia gave a discount to Metinvest at the Railway Tariff for Mariupol From June 1, 2013, the metal distribution of the Ilyich and Azovstal MMK production will be transported to the Mariupol seaport with rail. This was reported by the press center of the group Metinvest. By the end of this year, metallurgical plants of the Metinvest group will be sent to the port... 04.06.2013  10:51

• Wisco intends to increase new capacities in 2013 Wuhan Steel or Wuhan Iron and Steel (Group) Corp, the oldest steel company in China, intends to increase production by 2.29 million tons this year due to new capacities, anticipating the increase in steel consumption in the domestic market despite the anemia of the steel industry as a whole. In... 03.06.2013  17:16

• Mepel shares, which lost today more than 8 percent dropped the RTS index on the annual minimum Today, the RTS index updated the annual minimum after the shares of the largest steel and mining Russian company Mechel lost more than 8 percent in price, and the papers of the Severstal fell 4 percent. The MICEX index to 11.41 Moscow time fell by 1.3 percent - to 1333.25 points, the RTS index - by... 03.06.2013  16:11

• Arcelormittal launches a project to reduce pollutant emissions In the Czech Republic, the manufacturer of steel Arcelormittal Ostrava (AMO) signed a contract for the supply of technological equipment that reduces the emissions of nitrogen oxides with CKD Praha Diz. The launch of an ecological project worth more than 1 billion Czech crowns will help to... 03.06.2013  15:50

• In Canada, they were concerned about the low quality of imported metal rolling This will not cause a disaster of the recent collapse of the supermarket in Bangladesh, however, experts of the Canadian metallurgical sector claim that the low quality of imported steel can lead to safety problems and additional costs. This anxiety is fueled by two interconnected issues:... 03.06.2013  13:40

• In India, criminal cases against unscrupulous mine owners have been instituted The MB Shah Commission investigated the illegal production of raw materials on Indian mines in Odisha. 45 criminal cases were registered against the owners of private iron ore and manganese mines in the Koida mining sector for violation of environmental norms. Administrative sources said that... 02.06.2013  17:11

• Mexican trade unions require the government to stop illegal imports from Russia and Ukraine The National Alliance of the miners of Mexico (NMA) said that there is a danger of losing 1,20,000 out of 720,000 existing jobs in the national steel industry in connection with the ongoing illegal imports of steel from countries that have not had trade agreements with Mexico, which became possible... 02.06.2013  15:37

• Export prices for Ukrainian steel fell to $ 490 According to the latest data, export prices for Ukrainian steel workpiece in the Black Sea ports decreased to 490 - 500 US dollars FOB. Most of the offers are still about $ 500, but a level of $ 490 has been recorded in some transactions. The hot -rolled sheet of Ukrainian and Russian... 02.06.2013  13:08

• In the 1st quarter of 2013, the indicators of the German steel industry decreased The Association of German manufacturers of steel and WSM metal reported that in the first three months of this year, the German metallurgical industry reduced the indicators by 2.1 percent compared to last year. In the first quarter of 2013, 5.2 percent decreased sales on the domestic market, at... 01.06.2013  17:01

• Zaporizhstal in May reduced the production of steel by 15 percent In May 2013, the Zaporizhstal metallurgical plant produced 279 thousand 700 tons of steel, which is 15.5 percent less than in May 2012. At the same time, the production of cast iron decreased by 16.3 percent to 275 thousand tons, and the production of metal rolling decreased by 9.2 percent to 275... 01.06.2013  11:44